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George Prothero (cricketer)

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George Prothero
Personal information
Full name
George Prothero
Born18 March 1818
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died16 November 1894(1894-11-16) (aged 76)
Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsRowland Prothero (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1862Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 1.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2020

George Prothero (18 March 1818 – 16 November 1894) was a Welsh first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Thomas Prothero, he was born in March 1818 at Newport. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] matriculating at Wadham College, Oxford in 1838, and graduating B.A. in 1843.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1839.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 3 runs by Henry Walker in the Oxford first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by John Bayley.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Prothero took holy orders in the Church of England. His first ecclesiastical post was as vicar of Clifton upon Teme in Worcestershire from 1847 to 1853, before moving to Whippingham on the Isle of Wight, where he was rector from 1857.[1] He was made a Canon of Westminster in 1869 and was a Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria.[5][1] Prothero died at Whippingham in November 1894. He had married Emma Money-Kyrle in June 1846, with the couple having five children. These included the politician and cricketer Rowland Prothero, the historian George Prothero, and the Royal Navy admiral Arthur Prothero.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 134.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Prothero, George" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Prothero". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1839". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ "No. 23473". The London Gazette. 26 February 1869. p. 1383.
  6. ^ "Rev. Canon George Prothero". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.